to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
wall with exposed timber pillars
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work